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Species of fish
Rendezvous fish
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Stomiiformes
Family:
Phosichthyidae
Genus:
Polymetme
Species:
P. corythaeola
Binomial name
Polymetme corythaeola
Synonyms
[2]
Diplophos corythaeolum Alcock, 1898
Pollymetme corythaeola Alcock, 1898
Polymetme africana Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924
Yarella corythaeola Alcock, 1898
Yarrella africana Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924
Yarrella blackfordi africana Alcock, 1898
Yarrella blackfordi corythaeola Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924
Yarrella blackfordi illustris Alcock, 1898
Yarrella corythaeola McCulloch, 1926
Yarrella illustris Alcock, 1898
Diplophos corythaeolum McCulloch, 1926
The rendezvous fish (Polymetme corythaeola ) is a
species of fish in the family
Phosichthyidae (lightfish).
[3]
[4]
[5]
Its specific name is derived from the Greek κόρυθος (korythos , "
helmet "); and αἰόλος (aiolos , "glittering").
[6]
Description
Drawing
The rendezvous fish has a dark dorsum, with silver flanks and a black pigment on the outer caudal rays. Its length is maximum 26 cm (10 in). It has a large mouth and medium-sized eyes.
[7] It has two rows of
photophores on its body.
[8] It has 10–14 dorsal soft rays, 27–34 anal soft rays and 43–45
vertebrae .
[9]
[10] It has an
adipose fin .
[11]
Habitat
The rendezvous fish is
benthopelagic , living in coastal waters worldwide.
[12]
References
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"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898)" . www.marinespecies.org .
^ Jamieson, Barrie G. M. (January 3, 2009).
Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Fishes (Agnathans and Bony Fishes): Phylogeny, Reproductive System, Viviparity, Spermatozoa . CRC Press.
ISBN
9781482280609 – via Google Books.
^ Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012).
Smiths' Sea Fishes . Springer Science & Business Media.
ISBN
9783642828584 – via Google Books.
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Check-list of the Fishes of the Eastern Tropical Atlantic: Clofeta . Junta Nacional de Investigação Cientifica e Tecnológica. August 15, 1990.
ISBN
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"Order STOMIIFORMES (=STOMIATIFORMES)" . March 29, 2016.
^ McEachran, John; Fechhelm, Janice D. (June 17, 2013).
Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes . University of Texas Press.
ISBN
9780292757059 – via Google Books.
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"Polymetme corythaeola" . fishesofaustralia.net.au .
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"Polymetme corythaeola, Rendezvous fish" . www.fishbase.de .
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"Marine Species Identification Portal : Polymetme corythaeola" . species-identification.org .
^ Bigelow, Henry B.; Cohen, Daniel M.; Dick, Myvanwy M.; Jr, Robert H. Gibbs; Grey, Marion; Jr, James E. Morrow; Schultz, Leonard P.; Walters, Vladimir (October 23, 2018).
Soft-rayed Bony Fishes: Orders Isospondyli and Giganturoidei: Part 4 . Yale University Press.
ISBN
9781933789149 – via Google Books.
^ Australia, Atlas of Living.
"Species: Polymetme corythaeola (Rendezvous Fish)" . bie.ala.org.au .